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Hi, My hen Queenie the Barnevelder has been acting lethargic after laying a soft shell egg yesterday. I’m worried she hasn’t fully passed the fluid as I found more in her poo today. I’m taking her to a specialist bird vet to get a hormone implant in two days, however I’m not sure she’s going...

Hi, One of my hens has had a dry and flaky looking comb for about a month. I was wondering if anyone could identify if it’s just dryness in the comb after moulting or a fungal infection that I need to manage. I’ve been treating it with vetericyn spray currently, but maybe I need something...

Hi, I’ve noticed that my chicken at the top of the pecking order likes to clean the other hens when they have food on their beak. The strange part is that the hen with the dirty beak will stand still like a statue and let the dominant hen clean her (she isn’t distressed). Is this a dominance...

Hi, My hen, Phoenix (first in the pecking order) has started tidbitting behaviour when food she perceives as ‘yummy’ is present (the other hens come and steal the food). The strange part is I have no roosters, who I thought only did tidbitting behaviour, while the other hens lower in the...

Hi, I’m not sure if this is something I should be concerned about, but I’ve noticed that my Barnevelder hen has red marks on her leg scales that I haven’t seen before. I have checked my other hens legs and they don’t have the marks. Does anyone know what it is or how I can treat it if...

Hi, One of my hens, a 1.5 year old Rhode Island Red has had odd behaviour particularly over the last two days. About a month ago she started to lay wrinkled egg shells and I suspect she had Infectious Bronchitis (although there was no discharge from the beak). She has continued to lay these...

Hi, I noticed this morning that one of my hens sounds a bit strange. Her voice is deeper and more muffled than usual, however she is behaving normally (eating, drinking, foraging). I’ve given her some vitamins and electrolytes in case she is unwell, but I’m not sure that’s what’s wrong with...

Hi, I had to create a new account, since I changed my email address. One of my chickens, Phoenix has skin peeling off of her comb and I haven’t seen this happen before. I was just wondering if anyone knows what it is and how to treat it?